Iowa's 5th congressional district
Iowa's 5th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa.
The district was last represented by Republican Steve King.
The district became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as Iowa lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives redistricting based upon results from the 2010 Census. Official redistricting maps divided the territory in this district in half, attaching the northern half to the 4th district and the southern half to the 3rd district
History
Iowa's 5th Congressional District was redistricted in 1942. U.S. Representative Karl M. LeCompte became the representative of Iowa's 4th Congressional District, and U.S. Representative Paul H. Cunningham was the representative from Iowa's 6th Congressional District.[citation needed]
Iowa's 5th Congressional District was also redistricted in 1972. U.S. Representative Neal Smith was taken out of Iowa's 5th Congressional District and put in the 4th Congressional District. U.S. Representative William J. Scherle was taken out of Iowa's 7th Congressional District (which was permanently removed) and put into the 5th Congressional District where he ran against now U.S. Senator Tom Harkin.
On June 22, 2001, the Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the state of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992-2001.[1]
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Term | District Residence | Note |
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District created
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March 4, 1863 | |||
John A. Kasson | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | ||
Grenville M. Dodge | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | ||
Francis W. Palmer | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | ||
James Wilson | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | ||
Rush Clark | Republican | March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1879 | Died | |
Vacant
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April 29, 1879 - December 1, 1879 | |||
William G. Thompson | Republican | December 1, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | ||
James Wilson | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Lost contested election | |
Benjamin T. Frederick | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Won contested election | |
Daniel Kerr | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | ||
John T. Hamilton | Democratic | March 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | ||
Robert G. Cousins | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1909 | ||
James W. Good | Republican | March 4, 1909 – June 15, 1921 | Resigned | |
Vacant
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June 15, 1921 - July 19, 1921 | |||
Cyrenus Cole | Republican | August 1, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | ||
Lloyd Thurston | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Redistricted from the 8th district | |
Karl M. Le Compte | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Paul Cunningham | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | Redistricted from the 6th district | |
Neal E. Smith | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
William J. Scherle | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the 7th district | |
Tom Harkin | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 | Elected to the United States Senate | |
Jim R. Lightfoot | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted to the 3rd district | |
Fred Grandy | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Redistricted from the 6th district | |
Tom Latham | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Steve King | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
District eliminated
|
January 3, 2013 |
Historical Election Results
Recent Election Results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve King | 113,257 | 62.15 | |
Democratic | Paul Shomshor | 68,853 | 37.78 | |
No party | Others | 127 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 182,237 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve King* | 168,593 | 63.30 | |
Democratic | Joyce Schulte | 97,597 | 36.64 | |
No party | Others | 161 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 266,351 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve King* | 121,650 | 58.50 | |
Democratic | Joyce Schulte | 64,181 | 35.56 | |
Independent | Roy Nielsen | 8,159 | 4.52 | |
Independent | Cheryl Broderson | 2,479 | 1.37 | |
No party | Others | 65 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 196,534 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve King* | 159,430 | 59.80 | |
Democratic | Rob Hubler | 99,601 | 37.36 | |
Independent | Victor Vara | 7,406 | 2.78 | |
No party | Others | 180 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 266,617 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve King* | 128,363 | 65.75 | |
Democratic | Matthew Campbell | 63,160 | 32.35 | |
Independent | Martin James Monroe | 3,622 | 1.86 | |
No party | Others | 94 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 195,239 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district
As of May 2015[update], six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district are alive.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Neal Edward Smith | 1959–1973 | March 23, 1920 |
Tom Harkin | 1975-1985 | November 19, 1939 |
Jim Ross Lightfoot | 1985–1993 | September 27, 1938 |
Fred Grandy | 1993–1995 | June 29, 1948 |
Tom Latham | 1995–2003 | July 14, 1948 |
Steve King | 2003–2013 | May 28, 1949 |
See also
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present